Dishwashing containers a source of microplastic pollution

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, UQ researchers have found.

20 May 2025
Fingers holding microplastics shown through a magnifying glass

The UQ law students helping the vulnerable and disadvantaged

UQ's pro bono team will take to the streets today to raise funds so vulnerable and disadvantaged people can access legal help.

20 May 2025
Professor Tamara Walsh at The University of Queensland
UQ's Dr Andrew Phillips wins the Crisp Prize for his first political science book.

The University of Queensland’s Dr Andrew Phillips has been awarded the Crisp Prize for his first book ‘War, Religion and Empire’, (Cambridge University Press).

11 October 2012

The University of Queensland (UQ) physicists are on a quest to build the world’s most accurate thermometer.

11 October 2012
Linde Ivimey ‘Thumper (Self portrait)’ 2009. Steel armature, acrylic resin, dyed cotton, natural and acrylic fibre, woven chicken and turkey vertebrae, fish bones. Private collection, Melbourne. Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane and Gould Galleries, Melbourne

An exhibition surveying the sculptural works by Sydney-based artist Linde Ivimey opens at The University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia on November 3.

11 October 2012

University of Queensland writer, Dr Kim Wilkins, celebrated her 2,000,000 written word recently, with the publication of her latest novel Lighthouse Bay.

11 October 2012

Facebook advertisers know that we are more likely to trust brand endorsements if they come from our friends, yet University of Queensland student Teegan Green says many businesses underestimate how much it costs them when people share negative...

11 October 2012

University of Hong Kong PhD student and Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Trans-Tasman participant Terence Ng has encouraged research students to enter future competitions to learn skills that will be essential to their careers.

10 October 2012
Gabrielle Hall and His Excellency Mr Alberto L Fajardo Klappenbach, Ambassador of Uruguay.

UQ graduate, Gabrielle Hall, knows better than most the value of global experiences when it comes to career opportunities.

10 October 2012

BlackWords will celebrate its fifth anniversary on October 20 with a symposium at The University of Queensland Art Museum.

10 October 2012

A study by a scholar at The University of Queensland reveals that the ‘green revolution’ advertised by the world’s biggest brands and corporations is misleading consumers.

10 October 2012

University of Queensland researchers are measuring the effectiveness of new crossing poles installed for the endangered Mahogany Gliders in Far North Queensland.

10 October 2012

Australia’s first ever survey of the mental health and wellbeing of families with children with a disability was released today, World Mental Health Day.

9 October 2012